The introduction of a minimum wage increase for Pacific seasonal workers in Australia, is being welcomed by both Australian and Pacific Island union leaders.

Fiji: 7 deaths, 156 new cases in last 7 days; New Caledonia records over 3000 Covid-19 cases in 72 hours; Tahiti has over 6000 active Covid-19 cases, and more.

The United Nations Pacific office is urging the international community to keep up the support to Tonga and help it build back stronger after the 15 January volcanic eruption and tsunami.

The Cook Islands has detected its first case of Covid-19.

The president of Palau said the pause on Micronesia's pending withdrawal from the Pacific Islands Forum is the last chance for leaders in the south to set things right.

Search for two people in New Caledonia abandoned; Bill to repeal controversial tax in Samoa to be discussed in Parliament; UNICEF to support Solomon Islands in its Covid-19 fight, and more.

"The details and examples the team [Manu Samoa] highlight are very hard to read especially when a family member is one of the players affected by this."

About one hundred people arrived at the vaccination centre in Port Vila and found it closed after nine members of the Covid-19 vaccination team went on strike.

The chief executive of Lakapi Samoa says reports of the national sevens team management creating an unpleasant environment for the players has come as a surprise.

The French Polynesian government says by 2030 it plans to create a marine sanctuary covering half a million square kilometres in the south-east of the territory.

Kiribati has 230 new Covid-19 cases; Covid-19 cases in French Polynesia continue to rise; 'We have prepared for this,' says Cook Islands PM, and more.

The Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General, Henry Puna, is set to leave the post after just 18 months to try and repair a rift in the organisation.

Papua New Guinea's Centre for Environment Law and Community Rights, or CELCOR, wants police working for logging companies to be sacked from the force.

France says the UN decolonisation committee has welcomed an invitation to New Caledonia following the territory's third rejection of independence from France in December.

Three people die in New Caledonia after water release from a dam; Lakapi Samoa responds to letter of complaint from players; Tongan businesses face long recovery, and more

The global representative body for professional rugby players has confirmed it is aware of the Manu Samoa Sevens team's concerns about being mistreated by their management

A Marshall Islands ship registry official has pushed back at criticism a US organization lobbed its way as part of the announcement that the US government is going to launch an "open" ship registry.

The United States insists it is a Pacific nation and has unveiled a raft of new strategies to better engage with other nations in the Region.